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European Women in VC
European Women in VC is a community aimed at empowering female venture capitalists across Europe, addressing gender disparity in the industry. It includes over 1,000 senior female investors from various EU countries.
Overview
What European Women in VC does
What European Women in VC is
European Women in VC is a community aimed at empowering female venture capitalists across Europe, addressing gender disparity in the industry. It includes over 1,000 senior female investors from various EU countries.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
European Women in VC as a community
Community overview
European Women in VC is a community established to empower female venture capitalists across Europe. Founded by 16 female General Partners from various EU countries, it has grown to include over 1,000 senior female venture capital investors. The organization aims to address the gender disparity in venture capital, where female cheque writers represent only 5% to 15% of investors, and female founders receive only 2% of VC funding.
Community focus
European Women in VC focuses on promoting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital industry. The organization works to increase asset allocation to female-led funds and enhance relationships between Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs). It supports funds of varying sizes, from micro funds to those with over €1 billion in assets under management, and engages in high-level policy dialogue with European institutions.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 1,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Investors
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
The organization has conducted over 50 'Meet the LP' online meetings to facilitate fundraising for female-led funds.
Notable members
The organization collaborates with various European institutions, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Bank (EIB), and European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
Common questions
What to know about European Women in VC
Upseed classifies European Women in VC under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
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